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It depends on at what time they were fighting. At the start of the gladiatorial contests in very early Rome, no, they fought to the death. But as the years went on and the gladiators became professionalized and the crowds were demanding more and more pairs of fighters, yes, the gladiators survived, at least most of them. It cost a lot of money to train and feed and equip a gladiator and the owners of the schools were not about to see half of their investments killed off everytime they contracted for a bout. If a loser fought bravely he was often spared, but would get no prize money.

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